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Cultural integration of immigrants in Europe
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ISBN: 9780199660094 0199660093 0191748935 1283634651 0191635510 9780191635519 9780191748936 Year: 2012 Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press,

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Taking an economic perspective, this edited collection presents a current, comparative picture of the process of cultural integration of immigrants across Europe. It documents the main economic debates on cultural integration, and provides descriptions of the integration process in 7 main European countries.


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Photocatalytic Processes for Environmental Applications
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This Special Issue on “Photocatalytic Processes for Environmental Applications” offers an overview of the different photochemical processes (photocatalysis, photo-Fenton, and photolysis) triggered by different inorganic compounds that can be used for environmental applications, including water treatments. Photocatalytic mechanisms are based on the generation of electron/hole (e−/h+) pairs under suitable irradiation (hν > Eg). For water treatment, these charge carriers can form reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydroxyl and superoxide anion radicals, that degrade aqueous organic pollutants efficiently. In this Special Issue, different heterogeneous photocatalysts, including TiO2, CdS, CoFe2O4 and vanadium-based oxides, are discussed regarding their efficiency in the degradation of organic pollutants in water. In addition, some of these photocatalysts are composed of chemical elements that are active in Fenton-based processes, thus exhibiting enhanced degradation extents. In addition to the use of materials in water treatments, homogeneous systems, including Fe(III)-EDDS photo-Fenton and H2O2 photolysis, are also discussed to provide further possibilities for photochemically-assisted water treatments. Another interesting method related to the efficient treatment of water is the use of photoelectrochemical (PEC) systems, where the WO3 photoanode can produce H2O2, which can be subsequently used as a reactant in photocatalysis, photo-Fenton and photolysis systems.

Atlas of European values
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ISSN: 15685926 ISBN: 9004144609 9047415361 9789004144606 9789047415367 Year: 2005 Volume: 8 Publisher: Tilburg Tilburg University

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"Who are the Europeans? How do they think? What values do they hold dear? What binds them and what divides them? This atlas summarizes the outcomes of the European Values Study, combined with results from the World Values Survey, two projects that have measured values over the past three decades." "The European Values Study project is run by researchers from 33 countries and is administered by Tilburg University, the Netherlands." "The Atlas presents European ideas and beliefs in the form of graphs, charts and maps. Values such as democracy, freedom, equality, human dignity and solidarity are held by almost all Europeans, but the survey points to differing views about marriage, religion, work and such topics as euthanasia, happiness, sexuality and death." "This unique Atlas covers all European nations from Iceland to Turkey, from Portugal to the Ukraine. It graphically illustrates the rich diversity that is Europe."--Jacket.

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Social values --- Values --- Europeans --- Public opinion --- Group identity --- Attitudes --- Sociology of culture --- European Union --- Valeurs sociales --- Valeurs (Philosophie) --- Européens --- Opinion publique --- Atlases --- Atlas --- 303.37209409049 --- #SBIB:316.7C122 --- #SBIB:327.7H200 --- Ub11 --- 316:2 <4> --- 316.752 --- 651 Maatschappij. Algemeen --- 316:2 <4> Godsdienstsociologie--Europa --- Godsdienstsociologie--Europa --- 316.752 Waarden --(sociologie) --- Waarden --(sociologie) --- Axiology --- Worth --- Aesthetics --- Knowledge, Theory of --- Metaphysics --- Psychology --- Ethics --- Opinion, Public --- Perception, Public --- Popular opinion --- Public perception --- Public perceptions --- Judgment --- Social psychology --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Focus groups --- Reputation --- Collective identity --- Community identity --- Cultural identity --- Social identity --- Identity (Psychology) --- Collective memory --- Ethnology --- Cultuursociologie: overtuigingen, waarden en houdingen --- Europese Unie: algemeen --- Europa --- Statistieken --- Sociale aardrijkskunde --- Waarden --- Normen --- Atlas of European values --- Atlases. --- Statistische gegevens --- Waarde (ethiek) --- Norm (standaard) --- Crisis --- Cultuur --- Norm (gedragsregel) --- Social values - Europe - Public opinion - Atlases. --- Values - Europe - Public opinion - Atlases. --- Europeans - Attitudes - Atlases. --- Public opinion - Europe - Atlases. --- Group identity - Europe - Atlases. --- Maps


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Missionarissen : geschiedenis, herinnering, dekolonisering
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ISBN: 9789401476621 9401476624 Year: 2021 Publisher: Leuven, België : LannooCampus,

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Leopold II en zijn Congo-pioniers liggen al een tijdje onder vuur. Missionarissen blijven grotendeels buiten schot. Nochtans telt Vlaanderen honderden monumenten en straten ter ere van paters, broeders en kloosterzusters die het woord van God verspreidden in Congo en andere delen van de wereld. 0Dit boek gaat dieper in op de geschiedenis van Vlaamse missionarissen. Het onderzoekt hoe zij herinnerd worden, zowel in Vlaanderen als in voormalige missiegebieden. Zo werpt het nieuw licht op actuele vragen over de omgang met het koloniale verleden, de relatie tussen missionering en kolonialisme, en de dekolonisering van de publieke ruimte.


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Water Treatment with New Nanomaterials
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Given that the threat of water shortage is expanding across the globe, the evolution of advanced technologies that enable water purification and, thus, water re-use in an energy and resource efficient manner are of great importance. In this regard, nanomaterials have been playing a crucial role and offering new opportunities for the construction of permeable and selective membranes and adsorbents. Such features are of paramount importance, particularly given the limited available energy resources. In this book, several recent studies are introduced that deal with water treatment via nanomaterial-based technologies. Such state-of-the-art technologies have employed nanomaterials that are made of polymer, composite, ceramic, and carbon, etc., and are shaped in various dimensionalities and forms such as particle (0D), fiber (1D), and film (2D–3D). The nanostructured membranes and adsorbents as well as photocatalytic nanosystems capable of active photodecomposition of organic pollutants, e.g., dyes, are the main focal points of discussion.


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WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.2 - Das Weltliche Lied – Geradtaktig: Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz - Geradtaktig
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ISBN: 3205210085 3205208277 Year: 2021

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Yodel and Yodel-Song – duple metre – in the Lower Austrian / Styrian Wechsel-region from the beginning of the 19th century, completed with local research-results 2001–2019 (especially Schwaigen-Reigen® 2007–2009 – traditional music in 18 alpine huts at the beginning of the alpine pasture in June) and references to other sources.Summaries in English and the languages spoken in the former Austro-Hungarian member-states, today – mostly – EU-countries.For the first time a conscious differentiation between measures in triple metre (3/4) and duple metre (2/4) in yodels, yodel-songs and quatrains, thus showing stylistic consequences. An axiom which has not been applied as a musical standard in the academic approach of traditional music so far. A matter of course as far as dance is concerned.•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.1 - Das Weltliche Lied - Ungeradtaktig: Jodler und Jodler-Lied – Ungeradtaktig: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1601•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.2 - Das Weltliche Lied – Geradtaktig: Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz – Geradtaktig: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1602•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.3 Register – Das Weltliche Lied : Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1603 Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz – geradtaktig – aus dem niederösterreich-steirischen Wechselgebiet ab dem 19. Jahrhundert, ergänzt mit Feldforschungen 2001–2019 (insbesondere Schwaigen-Reigen®) 2007 – 2009) und Quellennachweisen.Zusammenfassungen in Englisch und in den Sprachen der ehemaligen k.u.k. Kronländer, heute – zumeist bereits – EU-Mitgliedstaaten.Erstmals Anwendung der wissenschaftlichlichen Differenzierung ungeradtaktig / geradtaktig in der wissenschaftlichen Betrachtung des traditionellen Liedes.– beim Tanz eine Selbstverständlichkeit.•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.1 - Das Weltliche Lied - Ungeradtaktig: Jodler und Jodler-Lied – Ungeradtaktig: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1601•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.2 - Das Weltliche Lied – Geradtaktig: Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz – Geradtaktig: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1602•WeXel oder Die Musik einer Landschaft Teil 2.3 Register – Das Weltliche Lied : Jodler, Jodler-Lied, Gstanzl und Tanz: https://e-book.fwf.ac.at/o:1603


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Virus Infection in Equine
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI Books

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The increased international transportation and trade over the last few decades have increased the risk of the introduction of pathogens into new areas. Global climate change has influenced environmental conditions and the ability of pathogens to survive, and has changed the habitats of certain vectors and hosts. These processes have led to the emergence or re-emergence of various pathogens in different parts of the world, including those affecting horses. This Special Issue features some aspects regarding several well recognized as well as some new and emerging equine viral pathogens, highlighting the need for updated epidemiological data. Such surveillance is crucial for proper decision making by clinicians and by regulatory authorities. Also demonstrated by the recent global emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the development of an effective infrastructure for the rapid and effective detection and control of novel viral pathogens, as well as re-emerging ones, is essential. Horses should play an important role in such surveillance systems, not only for equine pathogens but also as sentinels to other viruses and arboviruses. As was demonstrated in several examples in this Special Issue, it is important to remember, both as clinicians and as researchers, that when facing clinical cases, even when those are common, we should remain alert to the possibility of the intrusion of unknown pathogens and, therefore, should seek a definitive diagnosis. This may allow for the early detection of emerging or re-emerging pathogens.


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Wine Sensory Faults : Origin, Prevention and Removal
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI Books

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Wine is highly appreciated for its distinctive sensory characteristics, including its colour, aroma, and taste. However, unwanted microbiological activity, unbalanced concentrations of certain compounds resulting from unbalanced grape chemical compositions, and inadequate winemaking practices and storage conditions can result in sensory defects that significantly decrease wine quality. Although preventing wine defects is the best strategy, they are sometimes difficult to avoid. Therefore, when present, several fining agents or additives and technologies are available or being developed with different performances regarding their impact on wine quality. Wine stabilisation refers to removal and prevention strategies and treatments that limit visual, olfactory, gustatory, or tactile wine defects, as well as increase wine safety and stability through fining and the application of different operations carried out in wineries (filtration, pasteurisation, electrodialysis, and cold stabilisation) and the use of emerging technologies (electron-beam irradiation, high hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, ultrasound, pulsed light). Future trends in this field involve using more sustainable and environmentally friendly fining agents and technologies and developing treatments with better performance and specificity.


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Modeling and Simulation of Lipid Membranes
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI Books

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Cell membranes are complex structures able to contain the main elements of the cell and to protect them from the external surroundings, becoming the most fundamental interface in Biology. The main subject of this book is the study of the structure and characteristics of lipid membranes in a wide variety of environments, ranging from simple phospholipid membranes to complex systems including proteins, peptides, or oncogenes as well as the analysis of the interactions of the membrane components with small molecules and drugs. The scope of this book is to provide recent developments on membrane structure, composition and function by means of theoretical and experimental techniques, some of them combining computer simulations with available data obtained at the laboratory.This Special Issue aims to report brand new key contributions to the field and also to give an overview about the connection between experiments and computer simulations, addressing fundamental aspects and applied research in biological membranes, with particular attention paid to the applications of computer modeling and simulation to medicine.


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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis, Infection Prevention and Treatment
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and it represents a persistent public health threat for a number of complex biological and sociological reasons. According to the most recent Global Tuberculosis Report (2019) edited by the World Health Organization (WHO), TB is considered the ninth cause of death worldwide and the leading cause of mortality by a single infectious agent, with the highest rate of infections and death toll rate mostly concentrated in developing and low-income countries. We present here the editorial section to the Special Issue entitled “Mycobacterium tuberculosis Pathogenesis, Infection Prevention and Treatment” that includes 7 research articles and a review. The scientific contributions included in the Special Issue mainly focus on the characterization of MTB strains emerging in TB endemic countries as well as on multiple mechanisms adopted by the bacteria to resist and to adapt to antitubercular therapies.

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